Dress-shield.



E. M. BRENNAN.

DRESS SHIELD.

APPLIGATION FILED cuuml, 1914.

Patented Aug". 25, MM

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Tannery 31, $1914. Serial Io. 815,843.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

Be it lmown that l, Enrzaenm Marianna Bunnrmn, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York,

have invented certain new and useful linprovements in Dress-Shields, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements'in dress shields, an article wornat the arm holes in womens garments to prevent perspiration frompenetrating the material of the garment.

Une of the principal objects of my inven' tion is to provide an improvedform of dress shield which, owing to the construction and correlatedarrangement of its constituout parts, may be easily kept in a thoroughlysanitary condition.

A further object is to so construct the shield that the rubber pad orlayer used in such shields, may be readily removed and Washed; and asthe rubber is generally the most expensive portion of the shield, aswell as that which most readily retains the odor of perspiration, thefacility with Which the rubber pad of my improved shield may be removedand inserted, effects both a saving in cost of material and a decidedincrease in cleanliness.

A still further object, is to provide a part of the shield with a pocketor receptacle to receive an antiseptic or fragrant substance, which isrendered active by the heat of the body of the wearer.

'lhe invention comprises the features hereinafter claimed, and fullydescribed in the following specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevational view,parts being broken away, of my improved shield; and Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view, on the line 22 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction ofthe arrows.

Dress shields are generally substantially crescent shaped, to fit thearm hole of a dress, and my improved shield is illustrated as havingthis form, although it will be understood that variations in shape maybe readily made.

ln the dress shield illustrated, l and it denote the outer walls, whichare made of any suitable fabric. The walls are each substantiallycrescent shaped, normally lie parallel to each other, and are connectedat their upper edges by stitching 12. The inner Walls of the shield, 13and 14, are also made of suitable fabric, and substantially correspondin shape with the walls and ii. The inner walls lie at opposite sides ofthe arm hole of the dress, while the outer walls are nearest the body ofthe wearer. if prefer to provide one of the inner wallswith a pocket orreceptacle 1:"), designed to receive an antiseptic or fragrant substance16..

Adapted to be interposed between the inner and outer fabric walls of thedress shield, is a pad or sheet of rubber consisting of the preferablyintegral layers 17 and 18, both of which are substantially crescentshaped, in order to correspond with the shape of the fabric walls. It ismy purpose to removably secure the inner and outer fabric memberstogether, and also to removably attach the rubber insert pad between theinner and outer walls, as more particularly shown in Fig. 2. With theseends in view, it provide about the inner peripheries of the outer Walls10 and 11, and about the outer peripheries of the inner walls 13 and 14,suitable fastening members, which are also designed to pass through theinsert pad at its periphery. The fastening means preferably consist ofsnap fasteners, each comprising a male member 19 which may be secured tothe inner wall 13 or 14, and a female member 20, which may be secured tothe outer wall 10 or 11. The male members 19 pass through orifices atthe periphcry of the rubber pad, and into the female members of thefasteners, thus securing the fabric members together and retaining therubber between the fabric.

'lo obviate the necessity of stitching the dress shield to the dress, Imay provide near each of the upper side edgesof the shield, a hook 21which may be engaged by an eye 22 carried at the end of a band or cord23, adjustable in length and designed to encircle the arm, which bandacts to support the shield in position.

in assembling a shield embodying my invention, the rubber insert pad isfirst laid over the inner member l3l4-, then the outer member l0l1 isplaced over the rubber laver, and the snap fasteners are closed. Todisassemble the device, the hooks are simply opened, whereby therubberpad may be removed for cleaning, and the fabric members may be washed.The snap fas lld tenors are spaced some distance from each other, so asto form ventilating spaces therebetween.

Havin thus described my invention, what I c aim is A dress shield,comprising a .pair of crescent shaped outer walls of a single thicknessof fabric, connected at their upper edges, a flexible insert membercomprising a pair of integral crescent shaped walls, the upper edge ofsaid member resting under the up er connected edges of the outer fabriewa ls, a pair of crescent shaped inner walls of a single thickness offabric and having their upper edges connected and lying outer and innerfabric walls and passing 20 through the periphery of said flexibleinsert member for releasably connecting the latter and said inner andouter fabric walls together.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my 25 signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ELIZABETH MARABLE BRENNAN. Witnesses:

OTTO MUNK,

Cmmos FRANCE.

